Train-the-Trainers
Operational Multipliers
State actors train and deploy indigenous intermediaries within target communities to conduct influence operations that appear grassroots while remaining under state direction, creating self-sustaining networks that multiply operational reach while maintaining plausible deniability.
State actors train and deploy indigenous intermediaries within target communities to conduct influence operations that appear grassroots while remaining under state direction, creating self-sustaining networks that multiply operational reach while maintaining plausible deniability.
FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Train-the-Trainers},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/train-the-trainers.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Train-the-Trainers,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/train-the-trainers.html.